Apparatus for forming corners



April 1, 1952 L .,J. TRAHAN 2,591,320

APPARATUS FOR FORMING CORNERS Filed Oct. 25, 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEET l April1, 1952 L. J. TRAHAN 2,591,320

APPARATUS FOR FORMING CORNERS Filed Oct. 25, 1949 2 SI-IEETS-SHEET 2Patented Apr. 1, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,591,320 APPARATUSFOR. FORMING CORNERS Leo J. Trahan, Cohoes, N. Y.

Application October 25, 1949, Serial No. 123,380

15 Claims. 1

This invention relates to apparatus for form ing corners on multiplethickness cloth garments such as coat lapels, belts, shirt collars, andthe like.

In the manufacture of cloth garments having pointed or rounded ends orcorners, it is customary to stitch together two or more pieces or pliesof fabrics having the general configuration desired with the wrong sidesout. Excess material is then trimmed from the sides adjacent the cornerto prevent a bulky corner in the finished garment. After the trimmingoperation, the garment is turned so that the right sides are out and thestitched edges inside. The corner is then formed to the final shapedesired and the garment pressed. These operations have formerly beenmanually performed in separate steps, however, it is desirable toprovide compact and simple apparatus under the control of a singleoperator for performing all of the operations necessary to form afinished garment corner.

' An object of this invention is to provide improved apparatus forperforming trimming, turning, and shaping operations on a multiplethickness cloth garment to form a corner thereon.

Another object of this invention is to provide improved apparatus forforming a garment corner.

A further object of this invention is to provide improved compact andsimple apparatus under the control of a single operator for performingall of the operations necessary to form a garment corner.

A still further object of this invention is to provide improvedapparatus for trimming, turning, forming, and pressing a garment corner.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide improved apparatusfor trimming. turning, forming, and pressing opposed corners of agarment successively.

Still another object of this invention is to provide improved apparatusfor performing trimming, turning, forming, and pressing operations on amultiple thickness cloth garment to form a corner thereon whereinsteam-forming liquid is injected onto the corner or pressing meansduring the pressing operation to improve the press" and finish of thegarment.

Further objects and advantages of this invention will become apparentand the invention will be better understood from the followingdescription referring to the accompanying drawings, and the features ofnovelty which characterize this invention will be pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming part of thisspecification.

`the untrimmed garment corner with the wrong side out; Fig. 7 shows thegarment after trimming; Fig. 8 shows the manner in which the trimmedgarment corner is turned and formed; and Fig. 9 shows a cross-sectionalview of the steam-forming liquid injection mechanism of Fig. l.

Referring now to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, which illustrate an embodiment ofthis invention adapted to form a pointed corner such as the end of ashirt collar, there is shown a stationary supporting frame member Ihaving a base portion 2 adapted for table mounting. The frame I isprovided with an opening 3 formed therein and two leg portions 4extending from either side of the opening. A garment receiving andguiding member comprising a fiat prong portion 5 and a mounting portion6 is pivotally mounted between the leg portions 4 as at l. The garmentreceiving member 5 is adapted to be manually pivoted from a firstvertical position, as shown in Fig. 2, through the opening 3 to a secondposition as will be hereinafter described. The prong portion 5 isadapted in its first position to have a garment 8 placed thereover, thegarment comprising two or more roughly cut plies of fabric `with thewrong side out stitched together as at 9 in Fig. 6.

In order to form a finished pointed corner on the garment 8, it isnecessary to trim excess material adjacent the point to preventbulkiness when the garment is turned right side out. To perform thisoperation, two stationary cutting blades I0 are secured to the side ofthe frame I remote from `the first position of the receiving member byadjusting screws II, slots I2 in the blades permitting adjustment of theblades to secure the proper trimming action. The adjusting screws IIalso permit removal of the blades II) for sharpening. The blades IUare-positioned adjacent the opening 3 and adjusted by screws I l toprovide the desired trimming of excess material adjacent the garmentcorner. A shearing member I3 formed of hardened steel is pivotallymounted in the opening 3 by pivots I4 and is formed with a V-shaped endground to two cutand is provide-d with a stop 2I to limit upwardmovement of the rod. A compression spring 22 surrounds pitman rod I8 andserves to return the rod to the position shown in Fig. 2 while spring 23connected between lever I6V and theshearing member I3 resiliently biasesthe shearing member to the position shown in Fig. 2. Adjustable stop 24limits the travel of lever I6 and thus of shearingmember I3.

To perform the trimming operation, the garment receiving member with theuntrimmed garment 8, of Fig. 6 positioned on the prong 5, is

Y manuallyl pivoted through the opening 3, as

Vshown in Fig. 4, until the corner 25 is in contact with the shearingmember I3. The treadle I9 is then depressed to the position shown at 26causing lever I6 to engage lever portion I5 of shearing member I3 tomove the shearing member, with the point 25 of the garment 8 heldthereon by manual pressure on the receiving member, toward and throughthe lopening 3, as shown in Fig.` 4, the cuttingedges of the shearingmember I3- cooperating with the cuttingV blades Iii to shear ortrim theexcess material from the point 25, as shown in Fig. 5, to .produce thetrimmed edges v2l as shown in Fig. 7. The garment receiving member isresiliently biased into its first vertical position by a coil spring 28and adjustable stop 29 serves to limit the outward movement of thegarment receiving member away from the cutting blades I9 and opening 3vafter the trimming operation.Y

After. the trimming operation, the garment mustbe turned so that theright side is out and thecorner must be formed to the final shapedesired and pressed. To perform these operations, a forming member 3U isprovided having the correctshape to form the garment corner to the nalvshape desired. The forming memberV 30 is nio'untedon a 4hub portion 3|carried by a supporting'arm 32 'which' Vis vpivotally 'mounted on the"frame'l as at 33. The arm^32 'is formed with anbpera'ting portion' 34which is operatively engaged'by lever 35,'which in'turn is'connected'tolever 3S at pivot 3l as will be hereinafter.V described. A coil spring38 serves to normally bias the arm 32 and forming member 36 into theposition shown atA 39 in Fig. 3 so that the form-f ing member isadjacent the prong member .in its rst position as shown in Fig. 8. Whenthe forming member 3i! and prong member 5 are in these relativepositions, the garment 8 can be transferred to the forming member 3U andreversed during thetransfrer so that the( right side is out and thestitches 9 are inside as shown in Y Fig. 8.

After the garment 8 has been transferred to the forming member v3i] fromthe prong 5 after the trimming operation, it is desirable to press theVpointed corner on the forming member 30. To accomplish this objective,the arrangement now to be described is provided. A pair Vof heatedpressing pads 40 and 4I are movably mounted on theframe. Iin,a.normally,Seatedh apart relationship as shown in Fig. 1. Pitman rod42 is connected to lever 36 and is in turriV connected to treadle 43 bya piano wire link. A

stop 44 is provided to limit upward movement of Y the rod 42 andcompression spring 45 serves to return the rod 42- to the normalposition. The apparatus described immediately above swings thesupporting arm 32 and forming member 3i] from the position 39 directlyover the prong 5, by so that the forming member 3i) with the trimmed andturned garment thereon is between the heated pressing pads 4E! and 4I,as shown in Y operatively engage operating portion 34 of sup-V portingarm 32 to move forming member 36 between the heated pressing pads 43 and4I. Adjustable stop et limits movement of operating portion 34,supporting arm 32, and forming portion Sii between the heated pressingpads 4I) and 4I and adjustable stop limits movement of these elements inthe position 39. Coil spring 5I retains the lever relationship of levers33 and 35 during operation of operating portion 34 and supporting arm32, however, permits continued downward movement of lever 35, as will behereinafter described, after operating portion 34 has reached stop'49. Y

Heated pressing pad 4U is movably supported by. a pair of rods 52 whicharev slidingly supported by brackets 53 .on either side of frame I.Springs 54 on the rods 52 serve to ,bias the heated pressing pad 49toward the open position as shown in Figs. 1 and-Q3 and to compensatefor varying thicknesses of cloth duringrthe pressing operation. The p ad4! is moved into the pressing position by a pair of levers. 55V whichengage the ends of therods 52. The levers 55, on either side of theframe i, are pivoted as at 56, and are actuated by an engaging portion51 of lever 36 responsive to movement of treadle 43 to the positionshownin dashed lines at l48. Heated pressing pad 4I is supported by arod53 carried by bracketrg which has twolegportions Sii on either sideofthe frame I pivoted as at 6I. The leg portions Se Yare each formedwith a lever portion 62 having a cam surface 63. The levers 55 areprovided with acamren- Y gaging portion EEG cooperatingwith the camvsulfface t3 of lever portions E2'so thatmovement Vof the leversresponsive to actuationby lever 33 causes bracket 59 and pad 4I tobemoved toward pad 4)V to tightly engage the formingVV member 3S' andthe garment corner 'thereon to perform the `pressing operation. SpringG5 serves to4 compensate for various thicknesses of cloth and toproperly position the perd 4L during the pressingL operation.

To summrize, the operation of the, improved.

new unformed garment. After a garment isposi-` tioned on the prong 5,the receivingk memberwith ing 3 until the shearing 4member I3 isc-ontacted. Depression of treadle I9 to the lower position 26 movesshearing member I3 toward the cutting blades I6 to .perform the trimmingoperation, manual pressure being maintained on the prong 5 tokeep it incontact with the shearing member I3 during the trimming operation.Release of the treadle I9 to the upper position returns the' shearingmember I3 to its normal-position and release of manual pressure on theprong 5 returns the receiving 'member with the trimmed garment thereonto its rst position. The treadle 43 is then released to upper position41 swinging supporting arm 32 and forming member 36 to position 39 withthe forming member 36 directly above the prong 5. In' this position,lthe trimmed garment may be transferred to the forming member 36 andturned in the transfer operation. Depression of the treadie 53 to itsmid-position swings the forming member with the garment thereon betweenthe heated pressing pads 46 and 4I. Continued depression of the treadle43 to the lower position #58 moves the heated pressing pads 46 and 4ltogether to tightly engage the forming member 36 and the garment cornerthereon to perform the pressing .operan tion. Release of the treadle 63upward to its mid-position releases the pressing pads and contnuedrelease of the treadle 63 upward to the upper position 47 causes theforming member St to be swung into the position 39 .permitting removalof the finished garment.

While the shearing member it, lthe forming member` 36, and heatedpressingpads 46 and 6I may be actuated by a single treadle, thetwotreadle operation shown is preferred since it permits release of theheated pressing pads with-A out operation of the cutting mechanism. Theheated pressing pads 46 and 4I may be heated by any suitable heatingmeans, such as electric elements in which oase a heat controlling device66 may be mounted on frame I.

Certain types of garments, such as collars, may be provided with twoopposed corners, the corners being the obverse of each other. Thus, inorder to perform 'the trimming, forming, and pressing operations on bothcorners successively, it is desirable to provide means to reverse theforming means after each operation ofthe machine so that the opposedcorner can be formed and pressed in the next operation. To accomplishthis-result, the hub 3I of forming member 36 is rotatably mounted in abearing 6l on arm 32 and is provided with agear 68. A mating gearsegment 69 is pivotally mounted on frame I as at 16. A stop 'II limitsmovement `of the gear segment 69 while movement in the other directionis permitted against spring l2. Thus, when arm 32 is moved towardposition 39, gear 68 4`engages gear segment 69 which is prevented fromVrotating by pin 1I, and rotates forming member 36. 180 so that theopposite corner can be operated on in the next cycle. Movement of thearm 32toward the heated pressing pads 46 and 4I, however, causes gearsegment 69 to pivot at 16- so that gear 68 is not rotated. `In order topermit trimming one cornerof the ,garment while the other is beingpressed simultaneously, thedistance from the yposition 39 of theformingmember 36 to its second position between the heated pressing pads46 and 4I should not eX- ceed one half the total length of the garment.This will allow both corners to be operated on without removing thegarment from `the mae;

chine.

It may also be desirable to inject a small.V

amount of steam-forming liquid onto the heated pressing pads 46 and 4Ior onto the garment cor-` ner to improve the press. Thus, asteam-forming liquid reservoir container 'I3 is supported ina-'supporting member I4 carried by frame I.` A channel I5 communicateswith the container 13 and a piston 'I6 lfurnishes the liquid to a. jet'I1 which injects the liquid onto the garment corner between thepressing pads 46 and III or onto the pads. Ball check valves 'I8 and 'I9provide the suction and pressure action. The piston 16 is actuated by alever 86 connected. to the legs 66 of bracket 59. Spring 8| returns the.piston 76 to its open position. Thus, when lever 55 is engaged toactuate lever portion 62 of legs 66 to move pad 4I to the closedposition, lever 86 moves piston 'I6 inwardly forcing a jet of liquidthrough ball valve 'I8 onto the garment, or the heated pads. When thepad 4I is released, spring 8I returns piston 'I6 to its open positionsucking in a new charge of liquid from container 13 through ball valve19.

It cannow be readily seen that this inven-A tion provides a compact` andsimple device for performing trimming, turning. forming, and pressingoperations on a multiple thickness cloth garment to form a ,pointed orrounded corner thereon, all operations being performed by a singleoperator. Furthermore, this apparatus permitsA successively formingopposed corners, such as collars, and provides for injecting a smallquantity of steam-forming liquido'nto the garment or the heated pressingpads during the pressing operation to improve the press and finishsecured.

While I have illustrated and described fa particular embodiment of thisinvention, modifications thereof will occur to those skilled in the art.I desire it to be understood, therefore, that this invention is not tobelimitedto the particular arrangement disclosed, and I intend in theappended claims to cover all modifications which do not depart from thespirit and scope of the invention.

What I claim as new and desire tolsecure by` Letters Patent of theUnited States, isza l. Apparatus for performing trimming, turning andshaping operations on a :multiple thickness cloth garment comprising asupporting frame, means -movablyvmounted on said frame and adapted inone position to receive said gar-- ment thereover with the wrong sideout, cutting means on said frame adapted to ltrim said garment while onsaid receiving means to remove excess'material therefrom, said receivingmeans being movable into another position to trim said garment on saidcutting means, forming means on said frame for receiving said garmentthereover with the right side out after said trimming operation, saidforming means 4being arranged adjacent said one position of saidreceiving means to permit transferal of said garment from said receivingmeans and reversal of said garment during said transfer', said formingmeans'being shaped to form said garment to the nal shape desired, andmovable pressing means on Vvsaid frame normally spaced from said formingmeans and movable into engagement with said forming means for pressingsaid garment thereon. Y

2. Apparatus for performing trimming, turning and shaping operations ona multiple thick messV cloth Hgarment to vform a corner thereonYcomprising a supporting frame, means movably mounted on said frame andadapted in one position to receive said garment thereover with the wrongside out, stationary cutting means lon said frame adapted to trim saidgarment while on said receiving means to remove excess material adjacentsaid corner,- said receiving means being movable into another positionto trimsaid Vgarment on said cutting means, formingY means movablymounted on 'said frame adaptedV in one position to receive said garmentthereover with Y the right side out after said trimming operation,

said one position of Ysaid forming xneansbeing adjacent said oneposition of saidV receiving means to `permit transferal of said garmentfromk said receiving means and reversal of Said garment during saidtransfer, said forming meansbeing shaped to form said lcorner of saidgarment to the final shape desired, said forming means being movableinto a second position, and movabie pressing means on said framenormally spaced from said forming means in its second 4position andmovable into engagement with said forming means for pressing said cornersaid garment thereon.

.3. YApparatus 'for performing trimming, turning and shaping operationson a multiple'thickness cloth garment to form a corner thereoncomprising a supporting frame, means pivotally mounted on said frame andadapted in one'position to receive said garment thereover with the wrongside out, stationary cutting means onsaid frame adapted to trim saidgarment while on said receiving means to remove excess-material adjacentsaid corner, movableshearing means pivotally mounted on said frame andadapted to cooperate with said cutting means to trim said garmentcorner, said receiving mea-ns being movable into a second position inContact with said shearing means, said shearing means with saidreceiving means and said garment corner Vin contact therewith beingmovable into shearing relation with said cutting means fortrimming saidgarment corner, forming means p-ivotally mounted on said frame andadapte-:i in one position to receive said garment thereover 'with theright side out aiter said trimming operation, said 'one position of saidreceiving means being adjacent said one position of said receiving meansto permit transieral of said garment from said receiving means andreversal of said garment during said transfer,A said forming means beingshaped to form said corner of said garment to the iinal shape desired,said forming means being movable into a second position, and movable`pressing means on said frame normally-y spaced from said forming meansin its second position and .movable in-o engagement with said formingmeans for pressing said garment corner thereon.

4. Apparatus for performing trimming, turning yand Yshaping operationson a multiple thickness cloth garment to form a corner thereoncomprising a supporting frame, means adapted in one position to receivesaid garment thereover with the wrong side out, said frame having anopenu ing formed therein adapted to pass said receiving means with saidgarment thereon, stationary cut- ,.ting blades secured to said frameadjacent said Y opening and adapted to trim said garment whiie von saidreceiving means to remove excess material adjacent said corner, saidreceiving means being lpivotally mounted on said frame wherebysaidreceiving means with said garment thereon Vcan 4be moved throughsaid frame opening into a second position, resilient means forreturn-ing cutting blades being adapted to engage said garment intrimming relation when said receivingmeans is returned to said oneposition, forming means pivotally mounted on said frame and adapted inVone position to receive said garment thereover with the right side outafter said trimming-operation, said one position of said forming meansbeing adjacent said one position of said receiving means to permittransferal of said garment from said receiving means and reversal oi'said garment during'said transfer, said forming means being shaped toform said corner of said garment to the final shape desired, means Vformoving saidforming'means into a second position, and means for pressingsaid garment corner on said vforming means in'said secondpositlon forperforming trimming, turning.

the wrong side out, said frame having an openingV formed therein adaptedto pass said'receiving means with said garment thereon, stationaryeutting blades secured to said frame adjacent said opening and adaptedto trim said garment while on said receiving means to remove excessmaterial adjacent said corner, shearing means pivotally mounted on saidframe and adapted to cooperate with said cutting blades to trim saidgarment corner, said receiving means being pivotally mounted on saidframe whereby said receiving means with said garment thereon-can bemoved through said frame opening into a secondposition in contact withsaid shearing means, means for moving said shearing means with vsaidre'- ceiving means and said garment corner in contact therewith intoshearing relation with said cutting blades for trimming said garmentcorner, forming means pivotally mounted on said frame and adapted in oneposition to receive said garment thereover with the right siderout aftersaid trimming operation, said one position of said formi-ng means beingadjacent said one .position of said receiving means to permitVtransfered or' said garment from said receiving means Vand reversal ofsaid garment during said transfer, said forming means being shaped toYform said corner of said garment to the nnal shape desired, means formoving said forming means into second position, and means for pressingsaid Vgarment corner on said forming means in said second pesition. Y

6. Apparatus for performing trimming, turn'- ing andshaplng operationson a multiple thickness cloth garment to forma corner thereon comprisingasupporting frame, means adapted in one'position to receive saidVgarment thereover with the wrong side out, said frame having an openingformed therein adapted to pass .said receivingl means with said garmentthereon, vstationary cutting blades secured to said frame adjacent saidopening and adapted to trim said garment while on said receiving `meansto remove excess material' adjacent said corner, shearing meanspivotally mounted on said frame and `adapted to Vcooperate with saidcutting blades to trim said garment corner, said receiving means beingplvotally mounted on said frame whereby saidreceiving means with saidgarment thereon can be movedthrough said frame opening into a secondposition in contactwith said shearing means, means for moving saidshearing means with said receiving 'means and -said'sarmentbeingishapedtoformsaidrcornerfofgsaid garment ".to'the.iina1 shapedesired, wsaidriorming means "being movable Alinto a rsecond position,means niovably` mounted on said frame for pressing saidAcorner:o'fisaid,garment vvon said vforming means in "said 4secondposition thereof, Vn'ieensior re- "turningisaid formingV meanstto saidrstrposition, 4and means qfor "reversing Asaid forming means Uduringreach Vcycle'fof opera-tion whereby two opposed corners can be formedsuccessively.

11. Apparatus for V'performing trimming, turnl ing Aand shaping`operations on 1a multiple thick- V'ness "cloth .garment -to form acorner thereon comprising asupporting frame, means adapted Ain AoneAposition to Vreceive-'said garment thereover with the wrong side out,"said "frame 4having `an :opening L'formed `therein adapted to `passfsaid :receiving means-'With said 'garment thereon, sta- `tionarycutting' blades secured to "said frame 'adjacent said opening and-adapted *to `vtrim -said garment while 'on -said `receiving Lmeans"tore- -move #excess material `adjacent said corner, `shearing vmeanspivotallymountedon said frame "andfadaptedfto cooperate with saidcutting blades to'trimsaid garment corner, said receiving means beingpivotally mounted lon said Aframe whereby vsaid receiving means withsaid garment thereon lcan`be moved through said frameopening into@a'fsecondlposition in contact with saidfshearing .-"fmeans, means"for'moving :said shearing means @with *said receiving means -and saidgarment corneriin `contact-therewith into s shearing relavtion with'said cutting rblades for trimming Seid l'garment-'comen forming-meanspivotally, mountf'eii ron fsaid Ifframe land fadapted in one position toreceive said` garment 'thereover with the `right 'iside lout 'lattersaid "trimming operation, Vsaid none position Y of said forming means.being adi ja'centfsaidroneposition oi-said'receiving means to fpermit 1transferal :of said garmentz from said ireceiving nmeans and :reversalrof :said garment :during said transfer, said ,"forming Ameans `beingfshapedto form said ,corner of saidgarment ,to `the Snal shape desired,a pair lof f spaced apart 'heated `pressing `pads movaloly mounted onksaid iframe, means for moving said [forming Vmeans with :said s garmentthereon into .a second vposi- `tonlbetween said pressingpads, meansform'ov- .zing y:said `pressing'pads together -to tightly engage said`forming member `with 'said garment 'thereon ifor `pressing said`garment, means lfor `returning said 'forming' means to said oneposiition, andmeans on said `trarne. cooperating With .fsai'dforminglmeans for reversing Asaid forming means during eachreturn'tocsaid first position whereby two opposed corners can be -formedsucon said frame adapted to trim said garment while on. said receivingmeans to remove excess matefrialadjacentsaid corner, `said receivingmeans `being movable into another position to trim said garment `on saidcutting means, movable forming -means pivotally mounted on said frameand `adapted inone position to receive said garment thereover with theright side out after said trimming operation, said one position ofsaidforming means being adjacent said one position of saidreceiving meansto` permit transferal of said garment from said receiving means andreversal Aing i means "being :shaped to Aform Ssaid Vvcorner of `saidgarment to thenalshape desired, "alpair 'of' movable heatedspacedapartpressing pads on said .Eramasaid forming meanslbeing movable withsaidgarmentthereon into'a second position between saidpressing pads,'saidpressing pads `being `movable together to tightly engage saidvforming memberiwith said-garment thereonior pressing said garment, -andmeans `mounted on 'said frame for injecting a steam-forming liquid`between said pressing pads yfor improving the press provided thereby.

`1`3.,Apparatus `for performing trii ming, turning `and shapingVoperations :on a multiple thick- 's ness cloth garment' to `formacorner thereon comprising aysupporting framaniovable meanspivotallymountedfon said frame and adapted in oneposition to receivesaid garment thereover Vwith the wrong: side out,f1stati onarycutting'means 'on-said framefadaptedto trim said garment-while on saidreceiving means to remove excess material adjacent said corner, saidreceiving means being movable into-another position to trim said garmenton said cutting means, vmovable forming means pivotaily mounted on saidframe and adapted in oneposition to receive said garment thereoverwiththe right side out after said trimming operation, said one positionof said forming means being adjacent said oneposition of said receivingmeans topermit transferal of said -garment from said;receiving means andreversal of said garment during sai'dtransfer, said forming means beingshapedto form said eo'rnerof .said garmentto the final shape desired,a'pair of movable heated spaced apart pressing `pads on said frame,saidzforming 4means being mov- :abie Withsaid garment thereon into asecond porsition between .said pressing lpads, said `pressing',padsfbeing movable Ytogether 'to'tightly engage `said forming memberwith said lgarment thereon -ioipressing saidgarment,` reservoirA meansmountedon saidirameforf storing a steam-formingliduid,1and.meansoperable inresponse to movement 'ofi said pressing padsfor injecting'afsmallquantityofsaid liquid betweensaidpressing pads Vforimproving the `press provided thereby.

14. Apparatusior performing trimming, Vturnringzand shapingoperationsona multiple thick- `ness cloth garmentto form vcorners at two endsthereof .comprising asupportingframe, movable lmeans Ypivotally mountedon said frame and adaptedin one positionlto 'receive said .garmentthereover withthe wrong side out, stationary cutting means onsaid frameadaptedto trim said 'garment while on said receiving means to removeexcessmaterial 4adjacent said corner, said receiving means being'movableinto another position'to Atrim said garment on said cutting means, mov-:able forming means pivotally mounted on said frameand adapted in'oneposition to receive said garment thereover 'with the right side outafter saidrtrimming operation, said one position of said :formingxmeansbeing adjacent'said one position of saidreceiving means to permittransf-eral oi said garment from saidreceiving means and reversal .of'saidgarment'duringsaid transier,said

forming means being shaped to form said corner `of said garmentto theiinal shape desired, said forming means being movable into a secondposition, and means movably mounted on said frame .for pressing saidcorner of said garment on said forming means in said second positionthereof, .the .distance between said first and said .second `Apositionsof .said `forming `means `not exceeding one half the length of saidgarment corner in contact therewithV into shearing relation with saidcutting blades for trimming said garment corner, and forming meansadapted to receive said garment thereover with the right side out aftersaid trimming operation, said one position of said receiving means beingadjacent said forming means to permit transferal of said garment to saidforming means and reversal of cutting means, forming means p ivotallymounted on said frame and adapted in one position to receive saidgarment thereover with the right side out after said trimming operation,said one position of said forming means being adjacent said one positionof said receiving means to permit transferal of said garment from saidreceiving means and reversal of said garment duringY said transfer, saidforming means being shaped to form said corner of said garment to thefinal form desired, and a pair of movable spaced apart heated pressingpads on said frame, said forming means being movable into a secondposition between said pressing pads, said pressing pads being movabletogether to tightly engage said forming member with said garment thereonfor pressing said garment.

8. Apparatus for performing trimming, turning and shaping operations ona multiple thickness cloth garment to form. a corner thereon comprisinga supporting frame, means adapted in one position to receive saidgarment thereover with the wrong side out, said frame having an openingformed therein adapted to pass said receiving means with said garmentthereon, stationary cutting blades secured to said frame adjacent saidopening and adapted to trim said garment while on said receiving meansto remove excess material adjacent said corner, shearing meanspivotally'mounted on said frame and adapted to cooperate with saidcutting blades to trim said garment corner, said receiving means beingpivotally mounted on said frame whereby said receiving means with saidgarment thereon can be moved through said frame opening into a secondposition in contact with said shearing means, means for moving saidshearing means with said receiving means and said garment corner incontact therewith into shearing relation with said cutting blades fortrimming said garment corner, forming means pivotally mounted on saidframe and adapted in one position to receive said garment thereover withthe right side out after said trimming operation, said one position ofsaid forming means being adjacent said one position of said receivingmeans to permit transferal of said garment from said receiving means andreversal of said garment during said transfer, said forming means beingshaped to form said corner of said garment to the nal shape desired, apair of spaced apart heated pressing pads movably mounted on said frame,means for moving said forming means with said garment thereon into asecond position between said pressing pads,

and .means for moving said pressing pads together to tightly engage saidforming member with said garment thereon for pressing said garment.

9. Apparatus for performing trimming, turning and shaping operations ona multiple thickness cloth garment to form a corner thereon comprising asupporting frame, means adapted in one position to receive said garmentthereover with the wrong side out, said frame having an opening formedtherein adapted to pass said receiving means with said garment thereon,stationary cutting blades secured to said frame adjacent saidlopeningand adapted to trim said garment while on said receiving means to removeexcess material adjacent said corner. shearing means pivotally mountedYonsaid vframe and adapted to cooperate with-said cutting blades to trimsaid garment corner, said receiving means being pivotally mounted onsaid frame whereby said receiving means with said garment thereon can bemoved through said frame opening into a secondv positionin contact withsaid shearing means, resilient vmeans for biasing said receiving meanstoward said one position, means for operating said shearing means, meansop-Y eratively connected to said operating means for moving saidshearing means with said receiving means and said garment corner incontact therewith into shearing relation with said cutting blades fortrimming said garment corner, resilient means for biasing said shearingmeans away from said shearing position, formingmeans pivotally mountedon said frame andadapted in one position to receive said garmentthereover with the right side out after said trimming operation, saidone position of said forming means being adjacent said one position ofsaid receiving means to permit transferal of said garment from saidreceiving means and reversal of said garment during said transfer, saidforming means being shaped to form said corner of said garment to thefinal shape desired, a pair yof spaced. apart heated pressing padsmovably mounted on said frame, means for operating said forming means,means operatively connected to said last-mentioned operating means formoving said forming means with said garment thereon into a secondposition between said pressing pads, resilient means for returning saidforming means to said rst position, said second-mentioned operativelyconnected means being adapted to move said ressing pads together totightly engage said forming member with said garment thereon forpressing said garment. l

1Q. Apparatus for performing trimming, turning and shaping operations ona multiplethickness cloth garment to ferma corner thereon comprising asupporting frame, means pivotally mounted on said frame and adapted inone position to receive said garment thereover with the wrong side out,stationary cutting means on said frame adapted to trim said garmentwhile on said receiving means to remove excess material adjacent saidcorner, said receiving means being movable into another position to trimsaid garment on said cutting means, forming means pivotally mounted onsaid frame and adapted in one position to receive said garment with theright side out after said trimming operation, said one position of saidforming means being adjacent said one position of said receiving meansto permit transierai of said garment from said receiving mea-ns andreversal of said garment during said transfer, said forming meanswhereby trimming and pressing operations can be respectively performedon both of said corners simultaneously without removing said garmentfrom said apparatus.

15.Apparatus for performing trimming, turning and shaping operations ona multiple thickness cloth garment comprising a supporting frame,movable means pivotally mounted on said frame and adapted in oneposition to receive said garment thereover with the Wrong side out,cutting means on said frame adapted to trim said garment while on saidreceiving means to remove excess material therefrom, said receivingmeans being movable into another position to trim said garment on saidcutting means, forming means on said frame for receiving said garmentthereover with the right side out after said trimming operation, saidforming means being arranged adjacent said one position of saidreceiving means to permit transferal of said garment from said receivingmeans and reversal of -said garment during said transfer, said formingmeans being shaped to form said garment to the nal shape REFERENCESCITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,965,968 Roby et al. 1 July 10,1934 2,242,665 Underwood et al. May 20, 1941

